The martins have moved about four blocks farher east than where the final roost site was last year. They are using about ten Bradford pear trees in a parking lot that is on the west side of Detroit between 9th and 10th Streets. So this is in the southeast part of downtown, and just east of the Tulsa Comm. College. It was almost dark when I finally found the exact location, so don't have an estimate of how many there are, but it is in the many thousands.
I will visit it again this week, and try to get an estimate of the numbers. Not sure how the Audubon Society will adjust the plans for the Roost Watch events on July 25th and Aug. 8th, but I will post a link later this week to their site.
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Louise Chambers
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This is good news, just the same - thank you for doing the work, Dick. This is a really enjoyable roost and gets good support from Tulsa Audubon.
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good work Dick! Now just leave them a note and let them know the parking garage is available.
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Thanks for the info! I will be in Tulsa in a couple of weeks and just might have a chance to go check that out!
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I am hoping the roost will not be moved. I talked to the property manager yesterday and the droppings and the smell are causing a lot of complaints from their tenants. We hope to come up with some suggestions that will help minimize the problems for the owners and tenants, but allow for the martins to continue to roost there.
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Oh boy.. I was hoping a less trafficked location would mean less trouble.Dick Sherry wrote:I am hoping the roost will not be moved. I talked to the property manager yesterday and the droppings and the smell are causing a lot of complaints from their tenants. We hope to come up with some suggestions that will help minimize the problems for the owners and tenants, but allow for the martins to continue to roost there.
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Thanks Dick..keep us posted..wife and I will try to make it again this year..had a good time last year meeting you and Jim Ray!!
22 year landlord..9 Rack Systems for 2018 and my home built T-8 for a total of 166 cavities..160 pair in 2018 ..SUPER COLONY!!! Love You Bev... Fan of those St. Louis Cardinals!!!!!
I live in the Coweta Ok. area and have after two years trying to get Purple Martins I was finally able to score this year with 3 pair. My question is once the babies fledge is it normal for the bunch to leave and not return.
We had a bit of bad luck with three babies lost during the major rain storm that moved through Tulsa on July 8/9th. I was very disappointed to see that. then on top of that we live in a rural area and a snake climbed the pole and took the only one survivor. this has been a tough start and I hope that isn't the end of their returning. I have since installed the snake guard and we have had tree fledge and three more any day now. the only pair coming back are the one nest feeding their young . Any thoughts or tips on this? Are they gone for Good?
We had a bit of bad luck with three babies lost during the major rain storm that moved through Tulsa on July 8/9th. I was very disappointed to see that. then on top of that we live in a rural area and a snake climbed the pole and took the only one survivor. this has been a tough start and I hope that isn't the end of their returning. I have since installed the snake guard and we have had tree fledge and three more any day now. the only pair coming back are the one nest feeding their young . Any thoughts or tips on this? Are they gone for Good?
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Kirk, it is hard to predict what their behavior will be once the young fledge. For many years, they would bring the young back to spend the first few nights in their nests. One group of fledgelings came back for three weeks. But in recent years we have had hawk problems, and once the young are out and flying, the adults may come around for a short period in the mornings and then they are wandering and feeding.
The predators are a challenge, so put as many guards on your housing as possible. A snake guard is a must, and a guard that will keep raccoons from climbing up, plus some type of wire cage that will prevent hawks, crows and owls from being able to easily catch adults and young.
Being a martin landlord is tougher than 20 or 30 years ago, but they really need our help to provide the safest housing possible.
Good luck!
The predators are a challenge, so put as many guards on your housing as possible. A snake guard is a must, and a guard that will keep raccoons from climbing up, plus some type of wire cage that will prevent hawks, crows and owls from being able to easily catch adults and young.
Being a martin landlord is tougher than 20 or 30 years ago, but they really need our help to provide the safest housing possible.
Good luck!
Kirk,
The duration of time that parents bring their young back to the nest at night can vary from 'not at all' to a few weeks. But normally it is somewhere in between. There may be a number of factors that influence this including harassment from predators and other martins, age of broods upon fledging, nest parasites (?), etc.
If your brood made it past 26 days and there is little reason to expect that a nighttime raid (within the housing) occurred - you can probably consider it a successful fledging.
The duration of time that parents bring their young back to the nest at night can vary from 'not at all' to a few weeks. But normally it is somewhere in between. There may be a number of factors that influence this including harassment from predators and other martins, age of broods upon fledging, nest parasites (?), etc.
If your brood made it past 26 days and there is little reason to expect that a nighttime raid (within the housing) occurred - you can probably consider it a successful fledging.